Trains, Planes & Automobiles

One of my ALL TIME favorite movies is Steve Martin and John Candy in "Trains Planes and Automobiles".  For any who have sadly missed out on seeing this hysterically funny movie, it is about a guy who is trying to get home in time for Thanksgiving with his family and attempts every form of transportation to get there.  Of course there is lots of humor thrown in with these wonderful comedians. 

My mention of this movie is because every time I make the "weekend" trip to Detroit, MI for some special occasion my daughter-in-laws family is having, I think of this movie.  This weekend is my new grand-daughters baptism.  They are having it in Michigan because it's in the church my daughter-in-law attended and the god-parents are from there. 

Anyway, I get the train out of Syracuse at 9:35pm Saturday getting to Toledo at 5am.  Changing to a bus arriving in Deerborn, MI 7:25am.  Someone (with their car) will pick me up at the bus station and I will go to their home and quickly change clothes, freshen up and head to the church for Emma's baptism.  I will attend a celebratory luncheon with family and friends following the baptism, then I will change clothes and have someone drive me to the bus station for my 6pm all night trip back to Syracuse. 

It's crazy I know, but traveling this way works when I have minimal time and money and want to attend a memorable event.  I would hate to miss my pretty little grand-daughter's baptism.  I have made the other 2 and wouldn't miss this one.